Hope on the horizon for treating stroke
A stroke treatment developed by researcher Byron Ford at the University of California, Riverside, has moved toward clinical trials.
May 9, 2019
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A stroke treatment developed by researcher Byron Ford at the University of California, Riverside, has moved toward clinical trials.
May 9, 2019
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Treatments that prevent recurrence of types of stroke and dementia caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain have moved a step closer, following a small study.
Apr 25, 2019
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Medicare-covered stroke patients receive vastly different amounts of physical and occupational therapy during hospital stays despite evidence that such care is strongly associated with positive health outcomes, a new study ...
Apr 24, 2019
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If a patient is treated for ischemic stroke after-effects using the cerebral hypothermia method, their diet is adjusted, and they are expected to consume 20-25 Kcal per 1 kilogram of body weight. RUDN researchers demonstrated ...
Apr 23, 2019
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An experimental antiplatelet compound inhibited clot formation without increasing bleeding, a common and potentially dangerous side effect of current anticlotting therapies, according to new phase I research in Arteriosclerosis, ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Neuroscientist and physical therapist Andrew Butler, professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and associate dean for research at the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions, discusses how he is mobilizing ...
Apr 12, 2019
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The full financial cost of a heart attack or stroke is twice as much as the medical costs when lost work time for patients and caregivers is included.
Apr 7, 2019
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The most obvious sign someone has survived a stroke is usually some trouble speaking or walking. But another challenge may have an even greater impact on someone's daily life: Often, stroke survivors lose sensation and muscle ...
Apr 4, 2019
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When Hollywood actor Luke Perry suffered what would be a fatal stroke last month, he was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, one of only 178 hospitals in the country licensed to provide a key advanced stroke ...
Mar 27, 2019
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Severely impaired stroke survivors are regaining function in their arms after sometimes decades of immobility, thanks to a new video game-led training device invented by Northwestern Medicine scientists.
Mar 19, 2019
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